From: Sent: To: Subject: HPD ICRC Commissioners Tuesday, December 14, 2021 8:33 PM HPD ICRC Commissionsers DL FW: ATTN: Vice Chair Luis Gonzalez , Erin Dempsey, and ICRI Committee Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged From: Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 2:32:59 AM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik To: HPD ICRC Commissioners <ICRC.Commissioners@austintexas.gov> Cc: Subject: ATTN: Vice Chair Luis Gonzalez , Erin Dempsey, and ICRI Committee *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Dear ICRI Committee members, We are also residents of Great Hills ‐ and live on Rimner Cove ‐ a cul‐de‐sac off of Rain Creek Parkway between Fire Oak and Lost Horizon. It has come to our attention that a small section of Great Hills (along the west side of Rain Creek Parkway and cul‐de‐ sacs between Fire Oak and Lost Horizon) have been carved out from District 10 and moved to District 6. This includes our home. The great majority of Great Hills is and remains in District 10, while this small section of Great HIlls has been carved to now be a part of basically a Williamson county region. We do not agree with this proposed change. We also believe that the communication about these proposed changes was too limited. We believe that we should have received notification, through the mail, that our homes were in a "change" zone. We did not receive any such communication to our knowledge. We believe that this change does not make sense. While we realize that there are a lot of factors that go into redistricting ‐ and a certain balance is wanted between the color of people's skin, their political leanings, etc ‐ there is also the practical aspect about the neighborhood being represented as a whole, and interests of that geographic area, regardless of race or political leaning. We do not believe that our interests will be served by becoming a part of District 6 ‐ by the mere fact that the great majority of our neighborhood (Great Hills) is being represented in another district, of which we will have no say. Please consider moving this group of homes back to District 10 ‐ we ask you to prioritize what is best for the homeowners that have to live with these decisions. We left voice messages for Matt Dugan and Lisa Rodriguez ‐ and received a call back from Lisa Rodriguez. We would like more information about further …
Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC) October 28, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Permitting and Development Center (PDC); Room 1401 & 1402 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr. Austin, TX 78752 CURRENT COMMISSION MEMBERS: Prabhu Kannan Brigham Morris Errol Hardin Eugene Schneider Erin Dempsey Luis Gonzalez, Vice-Chair Dr. Sterling Lands Hoang Le Shaina Kambo Sara Inés Calderón Selina Yee Christina Puentes, Chair Joshua Blank Camellia Falcon AGENDA Meeting Goals: Certification of Final Map; Discussion of Final Report; Receive Updates from Working Groups/Subcommittees CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Public comment will be allowed in-person. All speakers must register in advance and identify the subject matter to be discussed up to 20 minutes after the start of the meeting. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting or throughout the meeting where appropriate. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Discussion and possible action on the Oct. 27, 2021, ICRC meeting minutes. 2. NEW BUSINESS The ICRC may discuss and take action on the following agenda items A. Certification of Final Map B. Discussion and possible action on the procedure for the Final Report C. Discussion and possible action of dates for future meetings D. Updates from Working Groups/Subcommittees 1. Social Media/Press Release Working Group 2. Advertising/Website Working Group 3. Public Forum Working Group 4. Finance Subcommittee C. Housekeeping FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Discussion of dates for future meetings Adoption of Final Report Discussion of Retention of ICRC Records and Documents Annexations Hiring of staff: Legal counsel's contracts during inactive period Lessons Learned Report Report from Travis County Election Officials on Election Precinct Modification Inactive Status of the Commission ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please the Housing and Planning Department, at 512-974-7665 and call Matt Dugan at matthew.dugan@austintexas.gov, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, please contact Matt Dugan at 512-974-7665 and matthew.dugan@austintexas.gov or Lisa Rodriguez at 512-974-3119 and lisa.rodriguez@austintexas.gov.
Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC) October 27, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Permitting and Development Center (PDC); Event Center Room 1401 & 1402 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr. Austin, TX 78752 CURRENT COMMISSION MEMBERS: Prabhu Kannan Brigham Morris Errol Hardin Eugene Schneider Erin Dempsey Luis Gonzalez, Vice-Chair Dr. Sterling Lands Hoang Le Shaina Kambo Sara Inés Calderón Selina Yee Christina Puentes, Chair Joshua Blank Camellia Falcon AGENDA Meeting Goals: Certification of Final Map; Discussion of Final Report; Receive Updates from Working Groups/Subcommittees CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Public comment will be allowed in-person. All speakers must register in advance and identify the subject matter to be discussed up to 20 minutes after the start of the meeting. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting or throughout the meeting where appropriate. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Discussion and possible action on the Oct. 6, 2021, ICRC meeting minutes. 2. NEW BUSINESS The ICRC may discuss and take action on the following agenda items A. Certification of Final Map B. Discussion and possible action on the procedure for the Final Report C. Discussion and possible action of dates for future meetings D. Updates from Working Groups/Subcommittees 1. Social Media/Press Release Working Group 2. Advertising/Website Working Group 3. Public Forum Working Group 4. Finance Subcommittee C. Housekeeping FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Discussion of dates for future meetings Adoption of Final Report Discussion of Retention of ICRC Records and Documents Annexations Hiring of staff: Legal counsel's contracts during inactive period Lessons Learned Report Report from Travis County Election Officials on Election Precinct Modification Inactive Status of the Commission ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please the Housing and Planning Department, at 512-974-7665 and call Matt Dugan at matthew.dugan@austintexas.gov, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, please contact Matt Dugan at 512-974-7665 and matthew.dugan@austintexas.gov or Lisa Rodriguez at 512-974-3119 and lisa.rodriguez@austintexas.gov.
Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC) October 6, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Permitting and Development Center (PDC); Event Center 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr. Austin, TX 78752 CURRENT COMMISSION MEMBERS: Prabhu Kannan Brigham Morris Errol Hardin Eugene Schneider Erin Dempsey Luis Gonzalez, Vice-Chair Dr. Sterling Lands Members in Attendance Christina Puentes, Chair Luis Gonzalez, Vice Chair Joshua Blank Sara Inés Calderón (virtually) Erin Dempsey Camelia Falcon Errol Hardin Shaina Kambo Sterling Lands Hoang Le Eugene Schneider Selina Yee Hoang Le Shaina Kambo Sara Inés Calderón Selina Yee Christina Puentes, Chair Joshua Blank Camellia Falcon Staff In Attendance Matthew Dugan, City's Planning Manager Patricia Fraga, City's IT George Korbel, Mapping Specialist (virtually) David Richards, Legal Counsel (virtually) Christine Granados, ICRC Administrative Manager Draft Minutes Meeting Goals: Discussion of Public Forum Feedback; Receive Updates from Working Groups/Subcommittees CALL TO ORDER Chair Puentes called the meeting to order at 6:06 p.m. with 11 members present. Commissioner Lands joined at 8:29 p.m. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Peck Young, with the NAACP/Hispanic Coalition; Fred Lewis; Mary Jugle;, Justin Irving; Daniel Llanes, with the People Organized in Defense of Earth and Her Resources (PODER) and the Voter Education Registration and Mobilization Project (VERM) and Jim Christianson addressed the commission. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Discussion and possible action on the Sept. 29, 2021, ICRC meeting minutes. The Sept. 29, 2021, meeting minutes were approved without objection. 2. NEW BUSINESS The ICRC may discuss and take action on the following agenda items A. Discussion of Draft Final Map by Item On Commissioner Kambo's motion, Commissioner Hardin's second, the ICRC unanimously approved that we split VDT 206 keeping only the LBJ Library in District 1, the street boundaries being Dean Keaton to the north, Robert Dedman to the west, Clyde Littlefield/Manor Road to the south and I-35 to the east. On Commissioner Gonzalez's motion, Commissioner Blank's second, after debate the ICRC unanimously approved that VDT 214 is moved into District 10 bringing the Brkyer Woods neighborhood back into D10. On Commissioner Gonzalez's motion, Commissioner Yee's second, after debate the ICRC unanimously approved that we split VDT 250 at Enfield Road continuing to Parkway to North Lamar Boulevard. On Commissioner Gonzalez's motion, Commissioner Yee's second, after debate the ICRC unanimously approved that the split of VDT 250 will leave north of Enfield in District 10 and south of Enfield in District 9. On Commissioner Gonzalez's motion, Commissioner Blank's second, after debate the ICRC …
An inclusive voice for Austin neighborhoods. Felicity Maxwell Zilker President Roger L. Cauvin Downtown Treasurer Thomas Ates Hyde Park Adviser October 10, 2021 Honorable members of the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC), Friends of Austin Neighborhoods (FAN) thanks you for your service on the ICRC and for the important work balancing numerous factors and priorities as you drew new boundaries for Austin’s city council districts. Friends of Austin Neighborhoods (FAN) recently polled its membership on priorities for redistricting, and we would like to express our support for the proposed maps in areas where they provide more effective representation for historically-marginalized, or sometimes-overlooked, communities of interest. A supermajority of FAN’s voting members approved the following statement and criteria in a secure online vote. Full results of these and all other online votes are on the Votes page of the FAN website. FAN champions the needs of the citywide community and representation of the full diversity of neighborhood stakeholders – not just the vocal minority of incumbent homeowners that sometimes dominate neighborhood conversations. Accordingly, FAN calls for redistricting that enables neighbors belonging to the following groups to have fair and effective representation in city government: 1. Historically marginalized ethnic groups, including Hispanics and 2. Fast-growing Asian communities. 3. Overlooked socioeconomic groups such as renters, residents of multi-family African-Americans. homes, and students. FAN believes that drawing district boundaries to support better representation for these groups is far more important than blind consistency with self-defined neighborhood boundaries. FAN represents about 3,000 neighbors (homeowners, renters, and small business owners) among its 18 member neighborhood associations and individual members living in 212 other neighborhoods throughout the city. A complete list of member neighborhood associations and individual members is on the FAN website. Again, thank you for your work, and we are happy to answer any questions you may have. Respectfully, Board of Directors of Friends of Austin Neighborhoods (FAN) Friends of Austin Neighborhoods (FAN) is a coalition of neighborhood associations and residents reclaiming the word “neighborhood” to include the full diversity of voices, moving beyond neighborhood protectionism.
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From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Arlyss Herzig Tuesday, October 19, 2021 7:11 PM HPD ICRC Commissioners Jerry Vattamala Re: AALDEF Proposed City Council Map AALDEF Proposed City Council Districts.pdf; AALDEF Proposed District 3.pdf; AALDEF Proposed District 4.pdf; AALDEF Proposed District 2.pdf; AALDEF Proposed District 1.pdf; AALDEF Proposed District 5.pdf *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Hi Independent Citizens Redistricting Committee, I hope this email finds you well. Attached is the proposed Austin City Council districts for the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF). We have included pdfs of the districts and an Excel file of the district demographics. I will be sending another email with geographic files (shapefile and json) because the attachment size was too large for one email. Please let us know if you have any questions or need any additional information. Thank you for your time and consideration. Arlyss Herzig On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 8:09 PM Arlyss Herzig Hi ICRC, Please find the geographic files attached here. Thank you. Best, Arlyss Herzig On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 8:09 PM Arlyss Herzig Hi Independent Citizens Redistricting Committee, I hope this email finds you well. Attached is the proposed Austin City Council districts for the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF). We have included pdfs of the districts and an Excel file of the district demographics. I will be sending another email with geographic files (shapefile and json) because the attachment size was too large for one email. Please let us know if you have any questions or need any additional information. Thank you for your time and consideration. Arlyss Herzig wrote: wrote: CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 1
